A Rankin County man accused of shooting his neighbor will remain in jail for now.

A judge ordered a psychological exam for Cregg Puckett during a hearing Tuesday.

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Deputies said Puckett, 31, allegedly shot Thomas Presley five times Sunday near the pond on Florence-Byram Road. The district attorney said the men got into an argument about fishing in a pond, a portion of which is owned by Puckett.

"Just because somebody has come onto your property -- unless those people pose a threat or a danger to you -- an individual does not have the right to use deadly force to keep someone from fishing on his property, which is exactly what we feel happened in this case," said Michael Guest, the district attorney for Rankin and Madison counties.